Detroit police seek men who robbed couples, raped the women

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July 19, 2015

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A sketch provided by the Detroit Police Department shows one of several suspects who allegedly robbed young couples in separate attacks in Detroit Thursday, July 16, 2015 and gang-raped the women while forcing their male victims to watch. The attacks happened Thursday night along the same major east-west street on Detroits northwest side, police said, and in both cases, the attackers had handguns. (Detroit Police Department via AP) less

A sketch provided by the Detroit Police Department shows one of several suspects who allegedly robbed young couples in separate attacks in Detroit Thursday, July 16, 2015 and gang-raped the women while forcing ... more

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A sketch provided by the Detroit Police Department shows one of several suspects who allegedly robbed young couples in separate attacks in Detroit Thursday, July 16, 2015 and gang-raped the women while forcing their male victims to watch. The attacks happened Thursday night along the same major east-west street on Detroits northwest side, police said, and in both cases, the attackers had handguns. (Detroit Police Department via AP) less

A sketch provided by the Detroit Police Department shows one of several suspects who allegedly robbed young couples in separate attacks in Detroit Thursday, July 16, 2015 and gang-raped the women while forcing ... more

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The attacks happened Thursday night on Detroit’s northwest side.

The attacks happened Thursday night on Detroit’s northwest side.

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Detroit police seek men who robbed couples, raped the women

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DETROIT — Police in Detroit are searching for men who allegedly robbed two young couples at gunpoint in separate attacks two hours apart and gang-raped the women while forcing the male victims to watch.

The attacks happened Thursday night along a major street on Detroit’s northwest side, police said. In each case, the couples were out walking when their attackers, armed with handguns, approached them.

Six men took part in the first attack and all six of them raped the woman, said Police Deputy Chief Charles Fitzgerald. There had been no arrests as of Sunday afternoon.

“One of the suspects produced a gun, pointed it at both victims and advised them to go to an alley,” he said. “Both victims complied. They were forced to the ground. The male victim was forced to watch the female victim get sexually assaulted. Their clothing was taken.”